I read with dismay (but little surprise) the North County Times' false and misleading editorial, "Kehoe bill is poison pill," Feb. 20. The North County Times has reported dozens of stories of citizen opposition to the proposed expansion of Interstate 5 since July of 2010, which the editors have apparently failed to read.
The cities of Oceanside and Solana Beach, for example, shared consultants to evaluate the draft environmental impact report at a cost of $80,000 each. The Solana Beach report called the expansion plan "ambiguous and unstable," and Councilmember Dave Roberts facetiously suggested suing Caltrans to get our money back. The Oceanside report found very little benefit from the proposed expansion while enormous harm would befall Oceanside citizens, who may lose up to 18 parcels (including apartment buildings) and 26 more partial "takes."
Dozens more comments on the DEIR savagely criticized Caltrans for a horribly botched report that totally ignores air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. Sen. Kehoe is to be complimented for taking this case to a higher court. Despite the rabidly pro-expansionist vote of the San Diego Association of Governments board, the reality of the California budget crisis is that we cannot afford this monstrosity and the funds are better spent improving mass transit.
Steve Goetsch
Citizens Against Freeway Expansion
Solana Beach
The cities of Oceanside and Solana Beach, for example, shared consultants to evaluate the draft environmental impact report at a cost of $80,000 each. The Solana Beach report called the expansion plan "ambiguous and unstable," and Councilmember Dave Roberts facetiously suggested suing Caltrans to get our money back. The Oceanside report found very little benefit from the proposed expansion while enormous harm would befall Oceanside citizens, who may lose up to 18 parcels (including apartment buildings) and 26 more partial "takes."
Dozens more comments on the DEIR savagely criticized Caltrans for a horribly botched report that totally ignores air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. Sen. Kehoe is to be complimented for taking this case to a higher court. Despite the rabidly pro-expansionist vote of the San Diego Association of Governments board, the reality of the California budget crisis is that we cannot afford this monstrosity and the funds are better spent improving mass transit.
Steve Goetsch
Citizens Against Freeway Expansion
Solana Beach
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